Living an intentional and examined life requires the courage to prioritize one's true passions over societal or familial expectations.

“the best gift that you could give to yourself would be to find out what you love to discover the animating Force within you and above all to nurture that to mute out all the noise of the external world the social and familial pressures and to just find a way to be comfortable with who you are”

True discipline comes from an equation balancing the meaningfulness of a goal and the joy derived from its pursuit, minus the perceived cost.

“I kind of believe when you want I was going to say this in a super vague Way Broadway when your perception of how meaningful the goal is Plus the enjoyment and psychological engagement you get from the pursuit towards the goal”